W&M student sues to register
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of a College of William and Mary student who was not allowed to register to vote in Williamsburg.
Seth Saunders also wants to run for a seat on City Council in the May election. To do that he must be registered himself and have collected 125 signatures in support of his candidacy by March 2.
The ACLU asked U.S. District Court in Newport News to order the Williamsburg voter registrar to permit him to register immediately.
Saunders lives in Williamsburg, but his mother lives in Tappahannock and his father lives in Hanover County. He was told to register in Hanover because his father claims him as a dependent for income tax purposes. -- William & Mary student sues for voting rights (AP)